This is my first tele. I must say I have never played anything better than this. The wait was well worth it. I originally wanted the vintage 3-barrel bridge, but I am thrilled with this Rio Grande stainless steel for a more modern look and intonation purposes. I am also possibly an ex-strat player, so the six saddle configuration is a more familiar concept. The neck is a Fat C profile. I don't have any measurements, but it is probably just about an inch at the 1st fret and a little thicker at the 12th. The body is 1-piece swamp ash. I don't know the weight but it's the lightest guitar I own. Probably 7ish lbs. if I had to guess.

The bad news is this thing hates my apartment. Acoustically it sounds great, but plugged in it is almost unplayable. I have tried every outlet, every room, every playable orientation, turned off circuits, dimmer lights, computer monitors, TVs, fluorescent lights. Nothing eliminated the hum except for if I hold the thing upside down over my head in one spot in my living room. When I took it to the rehearsal spot and plugged her in, the glory was unleashed. Quiet as a mouse. Unfortunately, I am not at the rehearsal spot the majority of the time and do most of my playing at home. I guess I will have to think about some noiseless options if I want to do any home recording, or get one of those Teeter inversion tables to help get to the sweet spot.

Congrats on a beauty! That fat neck looks glorious and just channel Hendrix when you play it over your head in the living room
If you ever need a break from it just send it down the road to Eugene and I'll look after it.

You're using the same amp, pedals, and cables at home and when playing out, I assume.

So, at home, the Electro-Harmonix Hum-Debugger and/or power conditioners might help. Also, your phone might be a culprit. Shielding within the guitar can be enough to be decisive. Less/the wrong type/misapplied stuff could be just enough vulnerability within the guitar to team up with power problems at home. Have you had the guitar's connections/solders checked?

If you're in an apt. building, then what your neighbors are plugging in/operating might be a factor/cause.

If "home" is a house, have an electrician check things/run a dedicated line you'll use for your amp.

Got power lines, a power station, a transmission tower near home? Might be little you can do about it, if so.

Weirdest version of this I've run into: When playing at home I sat; when out, I stood. When sitting, that put a little cable torque and angle on the jack, and that was enough to create problems. Fixed the jack's connections, and the problem went away.

Have you got one of those outlet testers with the led lights to check your outlets at the apartment just to make sure it'd wired up safe and grounded? Otherwise, maybe your neighbors are doing some strange stuff?

Have you tried going to the fuse box and tried shutting each breaker, one at a time? Plug in your amp so you can hear it, then try each breaker, until you find the circuit that is causing the buzz. Then, maybe you can isolate the cause of the hummmmm. Do your other guitars have this issue? You may need to look into that Electro-Harmonix Hum Debugger http://www.ehx.com/products/hum-debugger

Welcome to the forum, nice avatar.

Or you could mail the guitar to me, I'll have it fixed up in a year or two

Have you tried going to the fuse box and tried shutting each breaker, one at a time? Plug in your amp so you can hear it, then try each breaker, until you find the circuit that is causing the buzz. Then, maybe you can isolate the cause of the hummmmm. Do your other guitars have this issue? You may need to look into that Electro-Harmonix Hum Debugger http://www.ehx.com/products/hum-debugger

Welcome to the forum, nice avatar.

Or you could mail the guitar to me, I'll have it fixed up in a year or two

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Thanks Blue Bill. I did try each breaker that I could. Not many options in my small place. It's probably just an unfortunate location. I am right next to a laundry room and have neighbors above and next door as well.

That's sweet. Thinking about an Old Blackie myself someday. Couple questions: what color is it (looks like butterscotch blond but pictures can be deceiving)?
What are the Kirn pu's like? Re: your hum issues, I live in an old house with old wiring and all manor of florescent lighting, etc. which is like the hum capital of Philadelphia. I actually play down in my basement which of course has a florescent light fixture. I had almost sworn off single coil pu's but I bought an EHX Hum Debugger and the thing actually works. It's not a noise gate and I have no idea how it works but it does kill the hum. It does effect your tone a bit but it's minimal and worth the trade-off IMO.

That's sweet. Thinking about an Old Blackie myself someday. Couple questions: what color is it (looks like butterscotch blond but pictures can be deceiving)?
What are the Kirn pu's like? Re: your hum issues, I live in an old house with old wiring and all manor of florescent lighting, etc. which is like the hum capital of Philadelphia. I actually play down in my basement which of course has a florescent light fixture. I had almost sworn off single coil pu's but I bought an EHX Hum Debugger and the thing actually works. It's not a noise gate and I have no idea how it works but it does kill the hum. It does effect your tone a bit but it's minimal and worth the trade-off IMO.

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Yeah, the finish looks different in almost every shot, but it is the Butterscotch. It is lighter than I expected, but should change over time. As far as the pickups, I am not an expert on teles but they seem to hit the mark. They definitely have met my expectations as far as my idea of how a tele should sound. I opted for the 4-way switch and believe all 4 positions could be very useful. Still trying to feel it out a bit. I have done some rearranging of things in the apartment and have found a comfortable, less noisy spot. I am just enjoying everything about it, even the challenge of eliminating the noise!

I have been watching videos of the Hum Debugger and am considering it if all else fails. I have a Tripp Lite Isobar on the way to see if that may help at all. If not, a decent surge suppressor is not a bad thing to have anyway.